The rise of college tuition keeps going and going like the Energizer Bunny. Alisa Nelson talks to St. Joseph Representative Brenda Shields, who is proposing to increase scholarship amounts for a Missouri financial aid program.
Missouri is halfway to the finish line on a bill that aims to boost access to childcare. The state House of Representatives has passed today a childcare tax credit package for providers, donors to daycares, and businesses who help to cover the childcare costs of their...
Access to physical therapy services is on the verge of getting easier in Missouri. Alisa Nelson talks to State Representative Brenda Shields of St. Joseph, who says the bill will lower overall healthcare costs for the patient.
A Missouri bill set to become law next month is designed to beef up the punishment for interfering in livestock shipments. The state legislature passed and Gov. Mike Parson signed into law a bill that is on track to create the offense of interference with...
Missouri’s prekindergarten and childcare systems are getting a $160 million boost in the new state budget year that is in full swing. The funding is one of Missouri’s largest state investments in early childhood education in Missouri history. The state...
